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1890 The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes Tennis: Lawn Tennis: Rackets: Fives
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
A first edition of the work.
In the publisher's original cloth.
Illustrated by Lucien Davis, C. M. Newton and photographs with a frontispiece, headpieces, vignettes and 12 monochrome plates. Collated complete.
This work from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes' is a sporting project edited by the 8th Duke of Beaufort which intended to cover all sports in a collection of works. This work discusses Tennis and other racket sports and was written by J. M. Heathcote, C. G. Heathcote, E. O. P.-Bouverie and A. C. Ainger.
Publisher's advertisements to the front.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping to the extremities resulting in light rubbing, minor marks to the boards, heavier to the back, and light rubbing to the joints. Front hinge starting but very firm. Internally firmly bound with bright pages. Scattered spotting heavier to the front and rear. Very minor creasing and the odd chip to the rear. The odd page unopened. Age toning and light spotting to the fore edge.
Very Good
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